r/foodstamps

Hi everyone, my last two months have been cut. I was cut from 298 to 234 then up this month to 244. I have very low income. Half of the maximum for single household. I got a letter stating change from 234 to 244 due to calfresh cost of living adjustments. Is that why I was cut from 298? I don’t pay rent or any expenses. The only reason I ask here is because it takes 5+ hours to talk to anyone. Just thought I’d try here. Thanks anyone who responds. 🙏🏻
Fresno county
Edit to add I was deemed exempt from the able body work.

I've been getting benefits since 2016 and I didn't get my deposit this month so I called 211 and the lady said I failed to renew even though the benefits website said it wasn't time to renew but she also said a letter for renewal was sent to me in August but was returned to them by USPS with no reason why. If I was getting them for that long would the renewal process be quicker since I've been in the system for so long?

I am currently on Ebt, and receive monthly benefits. I plan on moving in w my girlfriend who had my child. She plans on signing up for EBT too. What’s the best way to go about this in order for us to get the most benefits. Do we say we’re all one household or keep it separate? Anything else to consider? Everything is so damn expensive. Help plz.

Hey, so I started doing a W2 contract with handshake to train ai. When I signed up a few months ago, I got the w2 contract but made $0. Thankfully, a couple weeks ago, I finally got past one of the tests and became eligible. You then had to take 2 additional tests that were paid. I didn’t report that week but reported the week after. It may or may not be 10 days after. But I didn’t know if I was going to make a little money and then no longer be eligible, so I didn’t report. They requested a pay stub for my last 4 weeks. Anyways, how screwed am I?

I finally don’t qualify for snap. I just got a job and our household income is too high for Illinois. Which is a joke to the food pantry we go. I understand why snap goes with the gross income but holy shit if I actually got that -$500 dollars they take I wouldn’t complain. But oh well 🫂 anyone have any tips I feel like I should’ve saved money on the card. For a time likes this. 😭 feel like a fool. This is your sign to save $75 bucks a month if you can if you ever fall back or move forward ?? I don’t even know what a loop of buffoonery’s this is.

I’m currently trying to show my income source (plasma donation) to recertify for food stamps in New Jersey. I tried to tell the woman over the phone for my recertification but she had an attitude and seemed to be committed to misunderstanding me. I even spelled it out after the third “what?!” P-L-A-S-M-A. She sent a letter saying they needed proof so I brought in a copy of the statement from the bank card that the donation payments are loaded on. I just got ANOTHER letter saying to provide a copy of donations statement with proof of where and who donations are coming from. What should I bring in so they understand?

Can Foodstamp workers see if u get section 8 rental cause she asked for a lease and I throught they able to see all that since it’s government assistant !

Hi all. So i have an app and it confirmed the amount for my deposit date coming up, BTW I live in michigan. Is there a reason why im not getting any increase at all showing up while everyone whose been talking that october 1 what eveyrone would get due to cost of living and all? Im on simplified review. I also was just approved again with snap thru February when I did my 6 month review. Can someone whose a head snap person tell me why my deposit is still the same when it is supposed to go up? Will I not see the increase til November? Im so confused and frustrated I was counting on that and been planning what little meal I could off of it.

I got my approval letter which stated SNAP benefits would begin October 1st. They never came and my deposit date is the 1st. I called my caseworker, left a message….I also uploaded the acceptance letter (even though they clearly have it) with the date highlighted. I know MyCOMPASS was experiencing a bunch of problems recently, but anyone have any idea why this would happen and what to do? 🤷🏼‍♀️

How do we go about providing proof?

Like is there a form or did someone make a template I can get? My landlord says he'll sign off on work he needs done on his properties but he wants me to provide the form for California...

Any help is appreciated

I don't understand what their problem is, they closed my food stamps case here claiming I failed to submit my 6 month review when I handed it in 4 times all in person. They claimed the last time I called it was received but the case worker hadn't processed it....even though she has had over a month to look at it sense August 26th! Im disabled and currently haven't been approved for ssi. I have no way to buy food other than this like are you f*cking kidding me. What am I supposed to do? Die? Because a lazy case worker couldn't do her job??

I just got back on SNAP, and J know some states banned buying Sodas, candies and juices. I was wondering if we can or can not buy sweetened items still since I read a while back that Texas had lifted the ban?

It used to tell you (and show you) how much SNAP was deposited into your account. Now all it shows you or tells you are your shopping transaction amounts and your current balance.

How is someone supposed to know if more (or less) than their SNAP benefit amount was deposited, call the main hotline and be on hold an hour to ask a case worker every month?

If we get more mistakenly deposited than our determined SNAP amount, then we have to pay that back to Medicaid. That's why I always check every month to make sure they deposit the correct amount. Now I have no clue what amount they deposited.

Anyone have any input? I'm calling a case worker? on Monday to tell them that they removed a vital feature and we need it back.